Psora

A multi-device to-do list application offering task reorganization based on psoriatic inflammation levels

Dassanayake, Sara, Khoury Coll of Comp Sciences

Psora

Growing up with two autoimmune diseases as an individual with a constant desire to take on more work, it is difficult to utilize existing to-do list applications that try to take stress into consideration. One of the most impactful conditions I have is psoriasis, an autoimmune disease that translates stress into severe skin issues. Unlike placing a numeric value (often 1-5) on how stressed I am, psoriasis makes this statistic physically appear on my body in the form of peeling skin and often painful rashes. I asked myself "What if I could SHOW the platform where it hurts" rather than assigning a number value (one I was typically unsure of myself). Psora offers a new approach, keeping users with Psoriasis in mind. On another tab or device (like a tablet or phone), users can draw where they are experiencing inflammation. On the main viewer, Psora will translate your drawings to reflect a percentage of inflammation. Users can input five tasks on their to-do list for the day. Upon clicking "Psora Sort", Psora uses the input data to reorganize the user's tasks based on the most optimal order of completion, keeping their inflammation levels in mind. *Cross-device communication is made possible by utilizing Google's Firebase